Category Archives: Diary

As promised, and for those interested (and who have the Spotify App), I have compiled a Playlist of all those songs, in similar sequence, that I used for my daily Blog headings as I made my way down my twenty thousand roads. By and large the song choices represented are by the original artist (althoughContinue reading “LETJOG – The Official Playlist”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 4: Sunday 18 July – INVERNESS to HOME! A late start today, and a fine breakfast, before Rachel and I checked out of the Ness Walk Hotel. We then walked along the River Ness, across the Ness Islands, and into the city to look around the centre and the castle.Continue reading “Going Home*”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 3: Saturday 17 July – DORNOCH to INVERNESS (by Car!) Our day started with a lovely cooked breakfast at the Amalfi B&B, before saying our goodbyes to our super hosts Marelle and Edward. Then a short walk down to Dornoch beach, almost empty at this time of the morning, andContinue reading “Take Me Home, Country Roads”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 2: Friday 16 July – WICK to DORNOCH (by Car!) After three nights, and following a somewhat lighter and more leisurely breakfast, Rachel and I left Wick, heading south and stopping at Helmsdale for a stroll around the harbour, Clynelish Distillery for the obvious, and Brora for an ice-cream atContinue reading “Time To Move On”

LETJOG – Day 58, plus 1: Thursday 15 July – WICK I have been asked by the charities for some reflection on my LETJOG adventure. I will admit to a sense of achievement, but looking back now I feel, at least to some extent, that the whole trip has passed me by in a bitContinue reading “Perfect Day”

LETJOG – Day 58: Wednesday 13 July – WICK to JOHN O’GROATS (22 miles) My final day of walking on my LETJOG challenge! After a fine breakfast with Rachel at the Mackays Hotel I set off out of Wick on the road northwards, past the airport, towards John O’Groats. My route today covered some hardContinue reading “Never Give Up On A Dream”

LETJOG – Day 57: Tuesday 13 July – DUNBEATH to WICK (21 miles) What a lovely start to the day! I was greeted with an ever-changing, and almost inconceivable, mix of early morning sunshine, mist and blue skies, before a very fine cooked breakfast and the super company of Rhona, my host at Inver ParkContinue reading “Right Down The Line”

LETJOG – Day 56: Monday 12 July – HELMSDALE to DUNBEATH (16 miles) The word ‘antepenultimate’ doesn’t get nearly enough use, but today it has its moment. If all goes to plan, then after today I will have but two more days to go on my LETJOG challenge before I arrive in John O’Groats! TheContinue reading “Other Side Of The World”

LETJOG – Day 55: Sunday 11 July – BRORA to HELMSDALE (14 miles) It seems that there is to be a sting in the tail as I enter the final stages of my LETJOG walk along the so-called John O’Goats Trail. I’ve heard a lot of stories now, and to say the path is aContinue reading “This Is The Life”

LETJOG – Day 54: Saturday 10 July – DORNOCH to BRORA (19 miles) A super breakfast to start the day, provided by my super hosts Marelle and Edward: porridge and a ‘Full Scottish’ (grilled, not fried), including haggis. Maybe it’s two weeks of walking the moors, lochs and firths, or perhaps it’s the sea air,Continue reading “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”